Bucket-List Cruise Adventure

14-Night Mediterranean Cruise Adventure

Holland America · Oosterdam · round-trip from Athens

$4,354 per person · next sails Jul 31, 2027 Book this cruise@ Cruisebound · same fare
Get there

Fly into Athens (ATH)

Your gateway to the voyage. Arrive a day or two early — the best of the trip starts before you board.

Round-trip into ATH · $2,372 for two est.
Before you sail

Bucket-list days near Athens

Fly in at least a day early — every seasoned cruiser does, so a delay never costs you the ship. Here’s what’s worth that day, within reach of your port — not just the city you fly into.

1 mi from Athens

Acropolis Museum

Your voyage · 14 nights, day by day

Day by day — the unforgettable thing at every port

Your whole sailing in order: the day you board, every port it calls — each with the single bucket-list experience there, the private, expert-led way, not the ship’s coach — any days at sea, and the day you step off.

Day 1
Piraeus (Athens) Embark
Board in the afternoon — fly in at least a day early (your day ashore here is just above).
Day 2
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 3
Solar Eclipse
⚙ Curating Solar Eclipse’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 4
La Goulette
Private Full-Day Carthage, Sidi Bou Said & Bardo M… · $142 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Days 5–6
Valletta
St John's Co-Cathedral & the Caravaggio masterpieces · $26 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 7
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 8
Cagliari
Su Nuraxi di Barumini · $32 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 9
Palermo
Cappella Palatina & the Norman Palace · $33 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 10
Messina
Taormina's Ancient Greek Theatre, framed by Mount… · $11 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 11
A day at sea
⛰ A day to savor the ship — the voyage itself is the experience, and it’s all included.
Day 12
Kefalonia
Melissani Lake Cave · $200 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 13
Argostoli
Myrtos Beach & Melissani Cave · $226 for twohow to make it yours → ·
Day 14
Souda Bay
⚙ Curating Souda Bay’s bucket-list experience — check back shortly.
Day 15
Piraeus (Athens) Disembark
Back where you started — disembark in the morning.
Home

Fly home from Athens (ATH)

What this adventure runs estimated · for two
Your hotel
Flights round-trip into ATH · 2 travelers $2,372 est.
Hotel before you sail1 night · Athens · Premium~$203
Cruise fare14 nights · Holland America · 2 guests$8,708
Shore excursions7 bucket-list things, booked direct · for 2 · more as they curate · swap any at its port above ↑~$670
Transfersairport ↔ ship, private car~$180
Trip total$12,133
Flights are estimated from our best gateways (refine from your own airport above); the cruise fare is this sailing’s lead-in price for two; the hotel scales with the style you pick above; shore excursions are real book-direct operator prices, added as each port is curated; transfers are an estimate. We always build in at least one night ashore before you sail.
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